Richard Nieva, Forbes Staff

White it is primarily voice activated, it has a tiny projector to beam out laser icons and text on a user’s palm.

In opening statements of the landmark antitrust trial, the U.S. government claimed Google used its dominance to push out rivals, while Google argued its search engine is just the superior product.

With Bard, its newly launched “experimental conversational AI service,” Google’s scrambling to ship AI products. But past scandals, botched launches and a talent drain have put it in a surprise position: playing catch-up in a field it helped create.

The service will be initially available to a limited group of testers before a wider release in “coming weeks.”